take, fetch, take up

8 strokesFrequency 122JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シュ

Kun

と.ると.りと.り-とり-ど.り

Nanori

どる

Dictionary

Common Words

にとってに取ってExpressionUsually kanaFreq #239
1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

Examples
この証拠は彼にとって不利だった。
This evidence was against him.
取るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #264
1

to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold

Examples
先生はノートを取ることの大切さを強調した。
The teacher stressed the importance of taking notes.
お皿に取ったものは全部食べなさい。
You'd better eat everything that's on your plate.
2

to pass; to hand; to give

Examples
塩をとっていただけますか。
Could you pass me the salt, please?
3

to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)

Examples
彼は数学で満点を取った
He got full marks in mathematics.
昨日休みを取ってピクニックにいきました。
I took a day off yesterday and went on a picnic.
高給をとっていたので、彼は安楽に暮らすことができた。
His high salary enabled him to live in comfort.
4

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose

Examples
どういう処置を取るかはあなたに任せます。
I leave it in your hands what course of action to take.
老人はごう慢な態度をとった
The old man assumed an impudent attitude.
5

to remove; to get rid of; to take off

Examples
肉から脂身を取りなさい。
Trim the fat off the meat.
コーヒーの染みは拭い取るのが難しい。
The coffee stain was difficult to remove.
6

to take away; to steal; to rob

7

to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

Examples
水分をたくさん取ってください。
You should drink a lot of liquid.
8

to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop)

9

to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside

Examples
このソファーは場所を取りすぎる。
This sofa takes too much room.
彼は仕事に自分の時間の全てを取られている
Business absorbs all his time.
10

to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep

Examples
そのお金はいざというときのために取っておくよ。
I'm going to lay aside that money for emergencies.
座席をとっておいてください。
Please save my place.
11

to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp

12

to record; to take down

Examples
ケイトは歴史の講義を丹念にノートにとった
Kate took careful notes on the history lecture.
13

to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get

Examples
どんな雑誌をとっていますか。
What magazines do you subscribe to?
14

to order; to have delivered

15

to charge; to fine; to take (tax)

16

to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept

17

to take control of; to take (the rudder)

18

to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

りあえず取りあえず取り敢えずAdverbUsually kanaFreq #707
1

first of all; at once; right away

Examples
とりあえずこれをやってしまおう。
Let's do this first of all.
2

for now; for the time being; tentatively

3

anyway; at least

受け取る受取るけとるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #798
1

to receive; to get; to accept

Examples
この贈り物は受け取れません
I cannot accept this gift.
2

to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

Examples
彼女は私の言葉を侮辱と受け取ったようだ。
She seems to have taken my remark as an insult.
取れるIntransitiveIchidan verbFreq #1161
1

to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)

Examples
鋳物が金型からすっぽりとれた
The casting came cleanly out of its mold.
2

to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to come out (of a stain); to come off (e.g. of dust); to be removed (e.g. of wrinkles)

Examples
しびれがとれるまで食事はしないでください。
Don't eat till the numbness wears off.
3

to be harvested; to be picked; to be produced; to be caught (of fish); to be obtained; to be extracted

Examples
オリーブの実から油が取れます
Oil is extracted from olives.
4

to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as); to be understood (as); to be read (as)

5

to be attained (of balance, harmony, etc.); to be achieved

Examples
ちょっと手を休めて気持ちを和らげれば、肩のストレスや緊張感がとれるよ。
If you stop and relax, this will relieve the tension and stress in your shoulders.
6

Transitive verb; Potential form of 取る

to be able to get; to be able to obtain; to be able to secure; to be able to win; to be able to catch

Examples
やっと免許が取れました
I got a driver's license at last.
取り出す取出す取りだすとり出すりだTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1386
1

to take out; to produce; to pick out

Examples
もう一つの面白いエネルギー源は、放射能の廃棄物質から取り出せる熱である。
Another interesting source of energy is the heat that can be recovered from radioactive waste material.
2

to fetch; to retrieve

Examples
適合率とは取り出した記事のうち、どの程度の記事が検索条件に合っているかを示す指標です。
The precision ratio is an index that indicates how many articles meet the search criteria out of all of the articles retrieved.
取り戻すりもどTransitiveGodan verbFreq #1504
1

to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup

Examples
私たちは、失った時間を取り戻さなくてはならない。
We must make up for lost time.
取り上げるりあげるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #2889
1

to pick up

Examples
彼女はガラスの花瓶を取り上げた
She picked up one of the glass vases.
2

Sometimes written as 採り上げる

to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to accept; to listen to

Examples
明日の会議では、新しい営業戦略を採り上げる予定です。
In tomorrow's meeting, we're planning to adopt a new marketing strategy.
このブログは情報インフラを中心としたトピックを取り上げています
This blog covers topics that centre on information infrastructure.
3

to take issue with; to make a problem of; to bring up (as a point of criticism)

4

to report (news); to cover; to feature

Examples
全新聞がその事件を大きく取り上げた
All the papers featured the case.
5

to take away; to confiscate; to deprive (someone) of; to revoke; to disqualify; to cancel

Examples
向こう見ずな運転の為彼は免許を取り上げられた
He had his license taken away because of reckless driving.
6

to deliver (a baby)

7

to collect (taxes)

手に取る手にとるてにとるExpressionGodan verbFreq #3241
1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

Examples
ジョンが品物をいちいち手に取って見た。
John picked up the articles one by one and examined them.
とりやり取り遣り取りNounTransitive~する VerbUsually kanaFreq #3500
1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

Examples
目の前で繰り広げられるやり取りは、俺が入り込む隙なんて一ミリもない。
The exchange unfolding in front of my eyes had not a single millimetre of a gap in which for me to slip.

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